State Dept cable 1974-235446

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INFO OCT-01 NEA-06 ISO-OO EB-03 RSC-01 /Oil R
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DRAFTED BY: COM/BIC/CAGNE/LLJENSEN
APPROVED BY: EB/OCA/REPJBRABENS
COM/BIC/CAGNE/PBHALE
COM/BIC/OIM/216/WWALMSLEY
STATE/NEA/AFN/JMONTVILLE (SUBS)

062895

R 0921 11Z OCT 74
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMCONSUL CASABLANCA
AMEMBASSY TUNIS
INFO AMEMBASSY RABAT
USINT ALGIERS

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E.O. 11652: N/A
TAGS: BEXP, AG, MO, TS

SUBJECT: OIM MARKET RESEARCH: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC
EQUIPMENT: USGGESTED RESOLUTION OF BEEGI DIFFICULTY

REF: A) CASABLANCA 837, B) TUNIS 6088, C) CASABLANCA 861

1. IN ORDER RELIEVE PRESENT SITUATION IN WHICH BENJELLOUN OF
BEEGI HAS NEITHER SUBMITTED COMPLETED MOROCCAN RESEARCH NOR
COMMENCED ALGERIAN RESEARCH BECAUSE COMPANY HAS BEEN UNABLE
OBTAIN PAYMENT PURSUANT TO TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT REGU-
LATIONS, AND IN ORDER PERMIT TIMELY CANCELLATION BEEGI CONTRACT
AS IT RELATES TO ALGERIA RESEARCH, COMMERCE PROPOSES FUNDING
BEEGI REPRESENTATIVE AIR TRAVEL TO TUNIS ON TICKET PURCHASED
BY EMBASSY TUNIS, PREFERABLY USING ADDITIONAL SFC DINARS
AVAILABLE FOR COMMERCE PROGRAMS. IN RETURN FOR THIS ASSISTANCE,
BEEGI SHOULD SUBMIT IN ADVANCE THE FINISHED MOROCCAN MARKET
RESEARCH SUBJECT TO OUR APPROVAL AND ACCEPT NECESSARY AMEND-
MENTS TO CONTRACT, INCLUDING CANCELLATION OF ALGERIA COUNTRY
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PACKAGE.

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2. DEPENDENT UPON COMMENTS FROM TUNIS AND CASABLANCA,

WE WOULD SUGGEST FOLLOWING APPROACH BY CASABLANCA:

A) INFORM BEEGI/BENJELLOUN THAT WE INVOKE CONTRACT'S
SECTION II, ARTICLE 4, AND MUST CANCEL CONTRACT REFERENCES
TO ALGERIA COUNTRY PACKAGE. HOWEVER, WE WISH FACILITATE
HIS RECEIPT OF PAYMENT DUE FOR WORK ACCOMPLISHED (I.E.

MOROCCO COUNTRY PACKAGE) WHILE ABIDING BY TUNISIAN GOVERN-
MENT REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF SPECIAL FOREIGN CURRENCY
DINARS. IN RETURN FOR THIS ASSISTANCE, WE EXPECT BEEGI TO
SUBMIT PROMPTLY THE COMPLETED MOROCCAN COUNTRY PACKAGE AND
AGREE TO CONTRACT AMENDMENTS DESCRIBED BELOW.

B) PROCEED TO AMEND CONTRACT TO DELETE REFERENCES TO ALGERIA
MARKET RESEARCH. TOTAL AMOUNT DUE FOR REMAINING MOROCCAN
COUNTRY PACKAGE IS ONE-HALF OF AMOUNT SPECIFIED IN PRESENT
CONTRACT, OR DINARS 2,474 PLUS COST OF ROUNDTRIP AIR FARE
CASABLANCA-TUNIS-CASABLANCA.

C) ALSO AMEND CONTRACT TO ADD PROVISION THAT USG (I.E.

EMBASSY TUNIS) WILL OBTAIN ROUNDTRIP AIRPLANE TICKET TO
ENABLE BEEGI REPRESENTATIVE TO TRAVEL TO TUNIS TO COLLECT
PAYMENT FOR MOROCCAN RESEARCH ACCORDING TO TUNISIAN GOVERN-
MENT REGULATIONS. COST OF TICKET WILL BE FUNDED BY COMMERCE,
PREFERABLY FROM ADDITIONAL SFC DINARS RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE
TO COMMERCE FOR FY 1975. CONTRACT SHOULD IDENTIFY TICKET COST AS
PROGRESS PAYMENT TO PERMIT FULFILLMENT OF CONTRACT PROVISIONS.

NOTE: PER TUNIS 1 163, PARA 4, WE UNDERSTAND THAT BEEGI WILL
BE ABLE TO COLLECT PAYMENT IN SFC DINARS CASH AT EMBASSY TUNIS.

IN THIS EVENTUALITY CASABLANCA SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW
WITH BEEGI REPRESENTATIVE TUNISIAN GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
GOVERNING USE OF SFC AS PREVIOUSLY EXPLAINED FULLY BY TUNIS
(TUNIS 1163, 4589, 4988, 6088 INTERALIA).

D) ALSO AMEND CONTRACT PAYMENT SCHEDULE (PARTICULARLY
SECTION I, ARTICLE 5) TO REFLECT OUR PROPOSAL TO PAY BEEGI

2,474 DINARS IN TUNIS PLUS PROGRESS PAYMENT WHICH WILL BE IN FORM
OF ROUNDTRIP AIRPLANE TICKET CASABLANCA-TUNIS-CASABLANCA, RATHER
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THAN THREE-PHASE SCHEDULE DESCRIBED IN PRESENT CONTRACT.

NOTE: PAYMENT WOULD BE AUTHORIZED BY COMMERCE AND TICKET
ISSUED FOR BEEGI TRAVEL ONLY AFTER PRIOR RECEIPT AND APPROVAL
BY POST AND COMMERCE OF BEEGI'S COMPLETED MOROCCAN COUNTRY
PACKAGE.

E) IF AND WHEN MOROCCAN RESEARCH IS APPROVED BY COMMERCE,

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WE WILL AUTHORIZE TUNIS TO MAKE TOTAL PAYMENT (NOT EXCEEDING
2,474 DINARS) AVAILABLE FOR DELIVERY UPON DEMAND IN SFC DINARS
CASH TO BEEGI REPRESENTATIVE. AT SAME TIME WE WILL REQUEST
TUNIS TO OBTAIN AND FORWARD TICKET TO CASABLANCA FOR DELIVERY
TO BEEGI.

F) UPON RECEIPT OF TICKET, BEEGI REPRESENTATIVE WOULD BE AT
LIBERTY TO TRAVEL TO TUNIS TO COLLECT PAYMENT. AFTER BEEGI'S
RECEIPT OF SFC DINARS IN CASH WE BELIEVE USG OBLIGATION AND
RESPONSIBILITY FOR BEEGI WOULD END AND AMENDED CONTRACT TERMS
WOULD BE FULFILLED.

2. WE SEE NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT METHOD POASIBLE,
PARTICULARLY GIVEN FACT THAT LANGUAGE OF CONTRACT WITH
BEEGI DOES NOT SPECIFY THAT PAYMENT MUST BE MADE IN TUNIS.

3. RE REF C, PARA 4, WHICH REQUESTS EMBASSY TUNIS ASSIST-
ANCE IN HELPING BEEGI NEGOTIATE CONVERTIBILITY OF DINARS AND
TRANSFER OF PROCEEDS, WISH REMIND POSTS THAT IN ADDITION TO
TUNIS' PREVIOUS MESSAGES EXPLAINING NON-CONVERTIBILITY OF
SFC DINARS, CONTRACT LANGUAGE (SECTION I. ARTICLE 2) STATES
QTE. USG ASSUMES NO OBLIGATION REGARDING CONVERTIBILITY, THE
DOLLAR EQUIVALENT UPON PAYMENT. OR THE ABILITY OF BEEGI TO
USE OR DISPOSE OF THE DINARS WHETHER IN TUNISIA OR ELSEWHERE.
UNQTE.

4. POST COMMENT INVITED ON THIS PROPOSAL. FOR TUNIS: IF YOU
FORESEE DIFFICULTY PURCHASING AIR TICKET FOR BEEGI, GIVEN
APPROPRIATE COMMERCE FISCAL AUTHORIZATION, USING SFC DINARS.
ADVISE. COMMERCE IS PREPARED AUTHORIZE DOLLARS FOR AIR TICKET IF
NECESSARY. INGERSOLL

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Draft Date: 09 OCT 1974

Decaption Date: 01 JAN 1960

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Disposition Action: RELEASED
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Disposition Comment: 25 YEAR REVIEW
Disposition Date: 28 MAY 2004
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Document Number: 1974STATE222853

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Reference: A) CASABLANCA 837, B) TUNIS 6088, C)

Review Action: RELEASED, APPROVED
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Review Date: 13 AUG 2002
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Review History: RELEASED <13-Aug-2002 by elyme>; APPROVED <12 MAR 2003 by elyme>

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Status: NATIVE

Subject: OIM MARKET RESEARCH: TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT: USGGESTED RESOLUTION OF BEEGI
DIFFICULTY

TAGS: BEXP, AG, MO, TS
To: CASABLANCA TUNIS
Type: TE

Markings: Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005

Declassified/Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 30 JUN 2005